Unit 2 Chemical Basis of Life Study Guide

Which of the following is NOT a monomer?

• protein

• amino acid

• glucose

• nucleotide

How many electrons does carbon need to complete its outer shell?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What are the building blocks of polymers?

• monomers

• isotopes

• polypeptides

• isomers

What is a water molecule made up of?

• Two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen

• One atom of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen

• One atom of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen

• One atom of sodium and one atom of chlorine

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What are enzymes?

• protein

• sugar

• lipid

• Nucleic Acid

What is it called when a water strider, an insect is able to stand and move on the water’s surface?

• adhesion

• cohesion

• surface tension

• specific heat

What causes water to dissolve molecular compounds?

• surface actionionic bonding

• polarity

• covalent bonding

• hydrogen bonding

What process do living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival?

• Glycolysis

• Homeostasis

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

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Which of the following compounds stores the genetic code?

• carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

• Lipids

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What kind of chain makes up proteins?

• fatty acids

• nucleic acids

• amino acids

• disaccharides

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